Question: What countries speak english?
Paraphrase: What nations talk english?
SPARQL (Wikidata):  select distinct ?sbj where { ?sbj wdt:P37 wd:Q1860 . ?sbj wdt:P31 wd:Q202686 } 
Answer: Dominion of Pakistan, Dominion of Ceylon, Commonwealth realm of Guyana, Commonwealth realm of the Gambia, Commonwealth realm of Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Grenada, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, United Kingdom, Barbados